Niche heterogeneity determines bacterial community structure in the termite gut (Reticulitermes santonensis).

doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00760.x

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Niche heterogeneity determines bacterial community structure in the termite gut (Reticulitermes santonensis).

Environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2005

Yang Hong, Schmitt-Wagner Dirk, Stingl Ulrich, Brune Andreas

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Differences in microenvironment and interactions of microorganisms within and across habitat boundaries should influence structure and diversity of the microbial communities within an ecosystem. We tested this hypothesis using the well characterized gut tract of the European subterranean termite Reticulitermes santonensis as a model. By cloning and sequencing analysis and molecular fingerprinting (terminal...

Topics

Animals
Bacteria
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
Digestive System
Ecosystem
Genetic Variation
Isoptera
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sequence Analysis, DNA

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PMID: 15946289
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00760.x

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